Then followed a former Foreign Secretary, Sir Austen Chamberlain, who expressed hhis satisfaction over the German-Pol vided that [Germany's previous engagements under the League Covenant, the Kellogg Pact and the Locarno Treats, but added something to them. "He. would "regard it sith much greater satisfaction if many fad not, in the meantime, taken on another quarrel, namely Tt was time that a be given Germany: that a condition off the acceptance of her claim was that she should Show no Wye intent against the independence of any other na-
of propaganda (loud cheers)
force of ara or by force Sir Austen continued that it was time to ask Germany. frankly "to ldcelare her wishes so that we could tell her how far we were prepared to Referring the claim for a the British to render its mandates, many of which were not within her con: trol.
"Of we are to accept the German Jclaims on other points, they must withdraw their claims on. these points so ax to reach x compromise," he said.
John Simon's statement, that Ger Sir Austen thought claim to. equality of armaments was irresistible, was dangerous. He wished Sir John would disavow the implication that he would _accopt {Gud Minfteial cheers).
Wwality with Germany at sea.
Sir John Simon, intervening, said, if he used the phrase equality fof armaments, he must have used ft erroneously. What he meant was, equality of rights in regard to farinaments as clearly stated in the'
out that the Memorandum [aid it Memorandum. "He" pointed own that naval armaments. would bbe'the subject of entirely separate negotiations.
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